When the sun and moon shone together, it was time for the trial to begin.
Gazing at the star river suspended high in the sky, such a magnificent and incomparably wondrous sight caused many to look up.
Then, the various Peak Masters and the Sect Master appeared.
Their vast, imposing pressure swept across the entire area, their auras immense and boundless.
With the rise of a brilliant light, even the sun and moon were overshadowed, like dazzling stars, seemingly eternal and unchanging.
“Greetings, Sect Master!”
All the disciples bowed in unison.
Mo Huaiyu looked at the figures before him.
Due to the obscuring clouds and mist, he couldn’t clearly see the faces of the several Peak Masters, but he could confirm their number: a total of nine Peak Masters.
“Today is the day the trial begins. It will last for one month. Inside, remember, you must not harm the lives of your fellow disciples. If you encounter danger during the trial, you can crush your jade plate, and it will teleport you out.”
The voice of Sect Leader Yaoyang echoed between heaven and earth, firm and powerful.
As Sect Leader Yaoyang’s words fell, all the disciples erupted in a roar.
All their preparations had been for this trial.
Any one of the spirit treasures inside would be enough to benefit them immensely.
Immediately after, a tremendous change occurred throughout heaven and earth.
The light of the sun and moon scattered, transforming into points of radiance that wove together into a star river, surrounded by twinkling lights, leading directly to the entrance of the trial.
The dazzling scene was reflected in Mo Huaiyu’s eyes as he stared at the place where the starlight converged.
“The trial! Begins!”
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Countless sounds of breaking air rang out as innumerable figures shot toward the trial entrance, blanketing the sky.
In the blink of an eye, the trial entrance was completely packed.
Mo Huaiyu wasn’t in a hurry.
He wanted to let these people scout the way first.
In case there were traps right at the start of the trial, it was perfect for them to trigger them.
Besides, Sister Ruoxi and the Eldest Senior Sister hadn’t moved yet either.
An Ruoxi had participated in the trial before.
Seeing these disciples rushing in eagerly, they were all entering for the first time.
“Junior Brother Mo, let’s go.”
Once the flow of people decreased, she grabbed the youth’s hand and transformed into a streak of light, entering the trial.
As the blinding light before his eyes dissipated, Mo Huaiyu was immediately stunned by the sight before him.
“Sister Ruoxi, what is that?!”
Before them appeared a massive flower demon.
Looking at its blossom, it was a Cannibal Flower, with a huge mouth, emitting a nauseating stench.
Its body was a full thousand zhang tall, blotting out the sky and sun.
Its roots were extremely thick, whipping up fierce winds and raising clouds of dust as they swung.
“Ah!”
Some disciples were struck by the flower demon’s roots.
Their jade pendants were immediately activated, teleporting them out.
“This…”
The flower demon’s enormous size and powerful strength filled many disciples with dread.
It also made disciples below the Faxiang Realm wary, none daring to advance further.
However, the location of this flower demon was truly troublesome. Its thousand-zhang body blocked the trial’s path.
To go in, they had to defeat the flower demon.
“Let’s go!”
A team of over a dozen Divine Palace Realm and several dozen Dao Platform Realm cultivators charged toward the flower demon.
The flower demon’s roots instantly danced wildly.
From its large mouth, it spewed red mist, the foul stench intensifying.
The disciples charging forward, upon touching the red mist, all showed expressions of agony and contorted faces.
Immediately after, they were struck by the swinging roots.
Bang bang!
The sounds of jade pendants shattering rang out as they were all teleported out.
Mo Huaiyu observed the flower demon’s “one man holding the pass against ten thousand” momentum.
This was probably the Yuling Sect’s first test for everyone. This giant flower demon’s cultivation definitely reached the Cave-Heaven Realm.
Suddenly, he felt his small hand being squeezed by Sister Ruoxi.
“Junior Brother Mo, stay here. I’ll handle this flower demon.”
“Okay, Sister Ruoxi. I’ll support you.”
“Hmm?”
Hearing the youth’s words, An Ruoxi looked at his youthful face.
Facing this flower demon, there wasn’t a trace of fear on Junior Brother Mo’s face.
Feeling the beautiful woman’s gaze, Mo Huaiyu took out a jade-green bead.
The entire bead emitted terrifying waves of life force.
“The Wood Spirit Bead!”
Even An Ruoxi was somewhat surprised.
It was actually the famous Wood Spirit Bead of the Cultivation World, a top-tier healing spirit treasure, reputed to be able to save someone as long as they had a single breath left.
However, this spirit treasure’s whereabouts had been unknown for thousands of years, no one knew where it actually was.
“Not exactly, Sister Ruoxi. This is just a knock-off version.”
Mo Huaiyu tossed the jade-green bead in his hand.
This was the super imitation version Apothecary Sister had given him.
As for the original, he didn’t know where it was either—perhaps with Apothecary Sister.
In any case, with this spirit treasure, he could act as a long-range healer, constantly healing Sister Ruoxi.
Mo Huaiyu left a mark on An Ruoxi’s hand and said, “Sister Ruoxi, don’t worry. I’ll make sure your HP stays full!”
Although An Ruoxi didn’t understand what Junior Brother Mo meant by “HP,” she still nodded lightly.
Then, with a grasp of her hand, the Ice Crystal Sword appeared.
An Ruoxi held the Ice Crystal Sword, raising her eyes to look at the flower demon with its thousand-zhang thick body.
Her heart held no fear. Her eyes focused, and a brilliant sword light transformed into a massive sword Qi that swept forth.
Crack—
The sword Qi shattered the flower demon’s spiritual Qi protective barrier.
The blocking roots were also all severed, finally striking the massive body.
However, such a strike only opened a small cut on the flower demon’s body.
Compared to its thousand-zhang size, it was almost negligible.
With the sound of breaking air, the flower demon’s roots locked onto An Ruoxi and shot toward her.
Seeing this, An Ruoxi’s graceful figure moved like a nimble bird, dodging back and forth in the air.
Seeing this, Mo Huaiyu immediately activated the jade-green bead, his hands quickly forming seals.
This spirit treasure could not only heal but also enhance attributes.
The next moment, a faint jade-green light emanated from An Ruoxi’s palm.
She felt not only her speed but also her spiritual Qi increase dramatically.
Her cultivation level was even raised to a point infinitely close to the Creation Realm.
Even An Ruoxi was slightly astonished by this terrifying supportive ability.
She hadn’t anticipated the Wood Spirit Bead had this use as well.
“Thank you, Junior Brother Mo.”
Feeling her explosively increased power, An Ruoxi decided to finish this flower demon with one strike.
She could see that while the flower demon had many roots, which were fatal to disciples below the Faxiang Realm, for her at the Faxiang Realm, especially the Cave-Heaven Realm, it was merely troublesome, and its defense was indeed impressive.
But still, the opponent was just a Cave-Heaven Realm flower demon.
Now that her cultivation was approaching the Creation Realm, concentrating her power into a single strike was enough to bring it down.
Last time they dealt with this thing, it was through the combined full-force strike of many disciples.
Back then, the older disciples at the Faxiang Realm and above all watched from the sidelines.
If the new disciples truly couldn’t handle it, they would step in.
This was an unspoken rule of the sect, meant to stimulate the new disciples’ potential.
But now, she couldn’t wait.
The Great Dao Wound within her body was about to become uncontrollable.
She had to find the spiritual medicine as soon as possible.
Moreover, her Master had told her she could do this, and the Sect Master had tacitly approved.
Sword Slash Heaven Gate!
Half the sky was covered in ice crystals.